Prices in work hours · Australia
How many hours of work is an iPhone 17 in Australia?
At the Australian minimum wage of A$26.44 an hour, an iPhone 17 costs 58.6 hours of work. That is about 7.7 workdays.
iPhone 17: A$1,549. 256GB.
Minimum wage: A$26.44 an hour (national minimum wage, from July 1, 2026).
The maths
A$1,549 ÷ A$26.44 an hour = 58.6 hours
With 7.6-hour workdays, that is 7.7 workdays, or about 0.4 months of full-time work. These figures are before tax.
At other pay levels
| Pay | Work hours | Workdays |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum wage (A$26.44/hr) | 58.6 | 7.7 |
| A$35 an hour | 44.3 | 5.8 |
| A$75,000 a year | 40.8 | 5.4 |
| A$100,000 a year | 30.6 | 4.0 |
| A$150,000 a year | 20.4 | 2.7 |
Yearly and monthly salaries are converted using 1,976 hours a year.
After tax
If you keep 80% of your pay after deductions, every figure above is 25% higher. At minimum wage that means 73.2 hours instead of 58.6.
Saving up for it
Setting aside 10% of a minimum-wage day (A$20.09) every workday, it takes 77 workdays to save A$1,549. That is roughly 0.3 years.
Ways to make it cost fewer hours
- Buy last year's model. Older models usually get cheaper when a new one comes out, and they keep getting updates for years.
- Look at certified refurbished phones, which come with a warranty.
- Trade in or sell your current phone to cut the price.
- Keep your next phone longer. A phone kept for four years costs half as many hours per year as one kept for two.